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10/31/2016

If you are 18 to 35 years old and you care about the Climate in your future,

How could you ever vote for a climate-denyingRepublican on 11-8!

DAY 8 Proposal – Amendments to the US Constitution – The Presidential Term of Office

This is the first of five (5) proposed Amendments to our US Constitution. When I published the original 27 proposals of An American Agenda in the book, The Second Coming of Common Sense (CS2), Proposal #1 Presidential and US Representative Term Amendments this topic was at the head of the list.

The need to reform term of office in the nation’s highest elected offices could not be more obvious after what we have had to endure during the 2016 Election Campaign Cycle. The absolute Political Zoo and international embarrassment that the Presidential campaign has been. Add to that the House and Senate incumbents doing anything they could to fly under the radar and keep their precious jobs. The only thing they really care about in the end!

This Amendment proposes changing the President’s term of office that is currently up to two (2) consecutive four (4) year terms.

Under this Amendment, the term would be changed to a single six (6) year.

The one (1) term and out approach has worked well for the office of State Governor.

The President would not need to spend a large part (almost 2 years) of their first term positioning themselves for a re-election campaign. They can be more legislatively aggressive and just do their job for the nation.

For more details on this proposal please read/download the AP Party Platform Proposal #1 Presidential and US Representative Term Amendments from the book, The Second Coming of Common Sense at this link,

Tomorrow, Amendments to the US Constitution Proposal #2 of 5 – US House and Senate Terms

If you like, look ahead on those 31 proposals, plus 8 more on the Climate and Foreign Policy

See the full chart link below for what else is coming over these 31 days here is a link to all 31 YouTube Proposal Briefs, including eight (8) more Platform proposals addressing Climate Awareness and International Issues.

10/30/2016

If you are 18 to 35 years old and you care about the Climate in your future,

How could you ever vote for a climate-denyingRepublican on 11-8!

DAY 9 Proposal – Family Related – Community Service – First Responders

In its simplest form students in elementary, middle, and high school will learn about the Civil Responsibility of Community Service and what they can do within their own neighborhoods with a just little of their time to make their locality a better place to live – things as simple as not throwing trash out the car window. Some may think these simple things, but it is where the seeds of civil accountability (or not) are planted. Again simply by utilizing the national school system as a public communication vehicle We will introduce the concepts and first experiences of Community Service to the youngest generation.

In many cases, such common public communication programs would increase the general population’s awareness of Local community service and public support groups. And as a natural result of such communication some people will be motivated to active involvement in those groups – not to be a leader, but to be another set of helping hands which is the most needed resource in the first place.

This improved awareness will help people to begin to develop an actual “community connection” with neighbors in good times so that in the event of local disasters like severe storms and/or flooding it would be easier for people to connect and be supportive of each other, and better organized to react more effectively. We know all too well how important community support coordination is after watching the Katrina disaster and the slow response from the government at all levels. Neighbors need to be willing and able to help each other, and not be shy or afraid to seek help when they need it — to know that other people nearby care about them.

Tomorrow starts Amendments to the US Constitution Proposal #1 of 5 – The Presidential Term

If you like, look ahead on those 31 proposals, plus 8 more on the Climate and Foreign Policy

See the full chart link below for what else is coming over these 31 days here is a link to all 31 YouTube Proposal Briefs, including eight (8) more Platform proposals addressing Climate Awareness and International Issues.

10/29/2016

If you are 18 to 35 years old and you care about the Climate in your future,

How could you ever vote for a climate-denyingRepublican on 11-8!

DAY 10 Proposal - Family Related 3 of 4 – Fitness – Youth and Adult

This is blunt and where being politically correct is not prudent. More and more over the last 40 years the average American has shall we say gained a few pounds. To the point where today a disturbing percentage of our population in all age groups are over a healthy weight level, if not actually obese. This is a growing national health care crisis with some 86 million Americans on a path to Type-2 Diabetes and a lot of other avoidable ailments. If you have no idea what diabetes can do to the human body please do a little research.

The Pharmaceutical Industry is loving this! Future sales! Rude, but absolutely true folks. We have Health Care Industry that functions solely as a repair shop, not as the preventive medicine operation it should be.

And of course, no one in the government is doing anything to raise awareness or confront the problem. Yes, each of us is responsible for our own health, but when the masses are headed in a dangerous direction, leadership needs to call our attention to any problem and work to help the Common Good.

My generation the Baby Boomers had President John F. Kennedy’s Physical Fitness movement and many of us healthy today because of it. And, men until 1976 had 2-years of military conditioning with the Selective Service Draft.

Today, public and parochial schools have cut back on physical education and even recess for students due to foolish budget cuts and fear of frivolous lawsuits. We must reverse this disastrous trend in schools K thru 12 and in higher education, as well.

Students must come out of high school in good to excellent physical condition. In the book CS2, I recommend the nationwide implementation of the Windsor Palate exercise program. It is a well-known program used by professional athletes and supermodels. It requires only a floor mat. That combined with regular exercises for 30 minutes a day for 5 times a week and are students will learn about being healthy and as a by-product will begin to eat healthier.

For adults, each of us needs to become personally accountable and employers need to encourage their employees to drop 10 to 20% of their weight. This goes back to the Citizen Common Agreement presented in an earlier video where each of us needs to be as healthy as possible to reduce current and future Health Care costs. Today the only thing our for-profit Health Insurance Industry really concerns itself with is profits – not people.

Parents can demand physical fitness in their children’s schools at the next Parent/School meeting. Just do it, please!

For the concepts and details on this brief, but aggressive solution please read/download the AP Party Platform Proposal #16 – Physical Fitness for Our Children from the book, The Second Coming of Common Sense at this link, http://ouriapp.typepad.com/E1516c%20FitnessPDF.pdf

Tomorrow is Family Related Proposal #4 of 4 – Community Service – First Responders

If you like, look ahead on those 31 proposals, plus 8 more on the Climate and Foreign Policy

See the full chart link below for what else is coming over these 31 days here is a link to all 31 YouTube Proposal Briefs, including eight (8) more Platform proposals addressing Climate Awareness and International Issues.

This oddly titled National proposal raises an important issue that American society needs to publicly debate, prudently consider, and reach Common Agreement upon. It seeks to help us resolve the definition of the American Dream and how it will be cared and accounted for within the National System.

Specifically, the issue is whether or not every American family has the right to have a long-term home or residence in which to live their life and to call their own. This is a tough one because it involves the personal ownership of property – you know, what most wars are fought over!

We’re not talking multiple homes, but a family residence that will be theirs over the years. We know this one will cause some banging and crashing! Dealing practically with the home ownership issue will challenge our national commitment to Americanfamilies and their Right to the American Dream.

Another way of thinking about this is that is that every American citizen should have a fixed address. A place to call home for many years be it owned or rented under some long-term agreement.

Global Warming implications??Before the end of this century, America will unavoidably confront the reality of rising sea and river levels and the mandatory relocation of tens of millions of our people from all coastlines. I believe the public service concepts of this program will us develop the practical methodology for that massive residential building and relocation project. Ponder that harsh reality for a while my fellow Americans…

For the concepts and details on this brief, but aggressive solution please read/download the AP Party Platform Proposal #12 – Family Basic Asset Protection from the book, The Second Coming of Common Sense at this link,

If you like, look ahead on those 31 proposals, plus 8 more on the Climate and Foreign Policy

See the full chart link below for what else is coming over these 31 days here is a link to all 31 YouTube Proposal Briefs, including eight (8) more Platform proposals addressing Climate Awareness and International Issues.

If you are 18 to 35 years old and you care about the Climate in your future,

How could you ever vote for a climate-denyingRepublican on 11-8!

DAY 12 Proposal - Family Related 1 of 4 - Family Support Administration (FSA) Act

This National program area will be restructuring of the way public services are provided to help Americans in various areas that require federal, state, county, city, etc., tax-based funding.

The FSA proposal would streamline the functions of unemployment, welfare, housing, and any other subsidies that are currently administered in a somewhat uncoordinated manner. Again, we are already paying for the administration of these services.

This function will approach citizen needs for any publicly funded support as a “family unit” whether determining how to help one or x-number of persons.

The FSA entity will work in conjunction with the functions of the aforementioned Re-Employment System to assist people and families, but only so long as they are willing to work towards bettering their personal and/or their family situation with regard to employment, education, and civil responsibility.

The FSA may very well come to be known among the American public as, The Last Deal.

If you like, look ahead on those 31 proposals, plus 8 more on the Climate and Foreign Policy

See the full chart link below for what else is coming over these 31 days here is a link to all 31 YouTube Proposal Briefs, including eight (8) more Platform proposals addressing Climate Awareness and International Issues.

10/26/2016

In order to make our neighborhoods safe for families to live in safely, we will turn up the heat on those committing certain violent and life threatening actions of “their own free will”. We will bring back the Death Penalty with a vengeance!!

For the concepts and details on this aggressive solution please read/download the AP Party Platform 12-page Proposal #10 – Zero Tolerance for Free Will Crime by All People, from the book, The Second Coming of Common Sense at this link, http://ouriapp.typepad.com/E13ZeroTolerance.pdf

With sufficient and advanced public noticed we will bring back the Death Penalty (DP) in all 50 states and DC, over-ridding any state laws against its use. Tied to that will be a new feature in the Criminal Justice System called Obvious Guilt that administers the DP just 90-days after conviction!! There is an initial short list of crimes that will utilize these features. Those are:

Premeditated Murder

Premeditated Rape, not to include date rape.

Pedophile crimes

Sex Slave business

Hard Drug trafficking and distribution within our country after a publicized Hard Drug Cut-Off Date mentioned in the National Drug Reform (NDR) Proposal.

Others heinous crimes will be added with the public’s approval.

This aggressive legislation will absolutely make our streets safer, and, certainly reduce the number of real criminals that will spend decades in prison. Please watch the short video and the read the full AP Party Proposal #10.

If you like, look ahead on those 31 proposals, plus 8 more on the Climate and Foreign Policy

See the full chart link below for what else is coming over these 31 days here is a link to all 31 YouTube Proposal Briefs, including eight (8) more Platform proposals addressing Climate Awareness and International Issues.

10/25/2016

We will restart the Selective Military Service program! That will get some attention. And in so doing we will reverse an incredible domestic policy error made by the US Congress in 1976 when the original program was ended. This time around we will have all 18 old year young men and women be required to serve for two (2) years. Women are reasonably demanding equal Rights so here are the equal Responsibilities. Read on…

What has he or she ever really done for You? Most likely absolutely nothing even if they have been parked in your precious Congressional office for many terms. Ask them between now and the election (if you can find them) why they never proposed let alone ever passed the following legislative solution to make your, your family, your neighbor’s life better; and/or make things better in America. And then watch them start dancing!!

DAY 14 Proposal – Renewing Military and Public Service

First here is the link to the 9-minute video brief on this proposal. It is an informative summary.

This will be a renewing of the Army based Draft System and/or could become a great extension of each state’s National Guard System. About 1.7 million men and 1.7 million women per year on their 18th birthday will be scheduled for their 2-year enlistment. Instead of so many of them going out into the streets and into crime as they have done since 1976. Very hard to argue with.

Recruits will receive six (6) months of standard military training and then be assigned to domestic service projects. For some the first assignment could be rotating through the Southern Border Patrol Service program that will guard our entire border with Mexico. Our border with Mexico will be guarded 24x7 rather than building a ridiculous to build and expensive to maintain Southern Border Wall.

Further, recruits will be trained in building/rebuilding roads, bridges, schools, buildings, housing, etc. They will all be trained in responding to tornados, flooding, hurricanes, etc. You get the idea. Crime across the nation will drop dramatically each month after this program begins, as will drug crime and use. If someone does not have a High School diploma they get it while serving their 2-years. They will go through life forming training and physical conditioning – again, instead of going out into the streets. An absolute necessary evil, that is not really evil at all! The solution to many of society’s problems.

If you like, look ahead on those 31 proposals, plus 8 more on the Climate and Foreign Policy

See the full chart link below for what else is coming over these 31 days here is a link to all 31 YouTube Proposal Briefs, including eight (8) more Platform proposals addressing Climate Awareness and International Issues.

10/24/2016

This is where things get real serious folks! As you begin to read this short piece and the other references below consider two (2) current day drug realities.

First, cannabis is finally being legalized state-by-state after 80 years of lobbying against it by primarily Pharmaceutical Industry and second the Alcohol Industry. And now Big Industries and their stockholders are trying to take control of a perfect Small business for American entrepreneurs. We will not let that happen!

Second, heroin abuse is a national epidemic partially created by over-prescribing of pain killers driven by the Pharmaceutical Industry. Also, due to its cheap street pricing. It is easier to buy than cannabis! Some 28,000 Americans have overdosed on it in the last year alone. An average of 560 dead American citizens per state for the year. That is not domestic terrorism folks.

And, the US Congress does nothing to STOP the flow of heroin into our country from Mexico where the base crop is now grown.

What has he or she ever really done for You? Most likely absolutely nothing even if they have been parked in your precious Congressional office for many terms. Ask them between now and the election (if you can find them) why they never proposed let alone ever passed the following legislative solution to make your, your family, your neighbor’s life better; and/or make things better in America. And then watch them start dancing!!

DAY 15 Proposal – The National Drug Reform (NDR) Proposal

Solving the nation’s problem with drugs, especially hard drugs is the issue that started me on the public problem-solving journey a few decades ago. In 2003 I published the 137-page National Drug Reform (NDR) Proposal. It recommended the full legalization and decriminalization of cannabis. It also laid out a detailed and publicly acceptable plan for stop the domestic drug trade and cleaning up the hard drug user community. This is a link to the NDR Proposal that is a FREE download.

We the People can solve anything, including the 80-year old joke of a War on Drugs. So let’s just do it!

To put a finer edge on our situation with Congress.

This cannot happen in 2017 unless you vote out the Republicans on 11-8!

Tomorrow, Big Issues Grouping – Proposal #5 – Renewing the Military and Public Service System

If you like, look ahead on those 31 proposals, plus 8 more on the Climate and Foreign Policy

See the full chart link below for what else is coming over these 31 days here is a link to all 31 YouTube Proposal Briefs, including eight (8) more Platform proposals addressing Climate Awareness and International Issues.

10/23/2016

This proposal presents a practical systematic approach that will help us better manage our unemployed (and under-employed) citizens and the related social support functions in America. It is a closed-end system that will aggressively focus on a given family unit (one or more persons) to stabilize their economic status and prepare them for viable employment and self-sufficiency going forward. And it will work! Please watch this short video.

What has he or she ever really done for You? Most likely absolutely nothing even if they have been parked in your precious Congressional office for many terms. Ask them between now and the election (if you can find them) why they never proposed let alone ever passed the following legislative solution to make your, your family, your neighbor’s life better; and/or make things better in America. And then watch them start dancing!!

DAY 16 Proposal – US Re-Employment System (RES)

Traditionally people think about employment as being in the Private (Walmart, McDonalds, Verizon, etc.) or Public (federal, state, county/parish, local, and military) sectors and everyone else as being some form of unemployed. We will now reform that way of thinking, vastly improve how the nation deals with idle hands, and motivates an undertrained labor force.

In brief: The US Re-Employment System proposal introduces the third employment sector – the Resource Sector. As people fall out of the Private or Public sectors and need assistance such as retraining, unemployment benefits, housing, medical support, welfare, etc., they will be required to register for Resource sector services. We will help them with basic education (High School diploma), vocational training as appropriate, and social skills (checkbook, cleaning their residence, etc.) training as needed. A closed-end system to make better use of our tax dollars and our making people more productive members of American society. No more free rides.

More of the details on US Re-Employment System are presented in the brief 7-minute YouTube video I prepared for the proposal at https://youtu.be/X7v_AWElYo4

The full 18-page US Re-Employment System proposal from the 2008 book, The Second Coming of Common Sense (CS2) can be read and downloaded via this link,

If you like, look ahead on those 31 proposals, plus 8 more on the Climate and Foreign Policy

See the full chart link below for what else is coming over these 31 days here is a link to all 31 YouTube Proposal Briefs, including eight (8) more Platform proposals addressing Climate Awareness and International Issues.

Take care and PLEASE pass this on to everyone you know across your community and the across our nation.

Important – AP Party Independent Movement Strategy

After the Election, we will evaluate the 2018 Maryland Congressional races and determine the best office whether US House or US Senate to consider working toward and will have a full 2 years to make it happen. In whatever national office representing the state of Maryland, I will do a better legislative job for my state and the nation!

Current efforts will be better spent promoting the “Vote out ALL Incumbents, and Republicans in particular” message and the AP Party Independent problem-solving platform to the nation. We will be using Kickstarter to help raise supportive funding for our efforts on your behalf. Coming soon!

This proposal confronts the always socially sensitive issue of population control. The over-population issue has ramifications not only domestically, but even more so worldwide. And what will surprise many of us is that our ability to not only control, but practically reduce the world population is critical in our battle against Global Warming. Read on…

What has he or she ever really done for You? Most likely absolutely nothing even if they have been parked in your precious Congressional office for many terms. Ask them between now and the election (if you can find them) why they never proposed let alone ever passed the following legislative solution to make your, your family, your neighbor’s life better; and/or make things better in America. And then watch them start dancing!!

DAY 17 Proposal – US Population Management

Besides dealing prudently with our legal citizenry, population management is directly tied to the nation’s out-of-control immigration or what I term “Illegal Occupant” or IO problems!

In brief: The US population now exceeds 325 Million with at least 18 million IOs (no one really knows how many there are) in “our” country. Globally, the population now exceeds 7.45 Billion inhabitants. We must never reach 8 Billion people and must as global priority bring that count back down to less than 7 Billion. Period!

More of the details on US Population Management are presented in the brief 7-minute YouTube video I prepared for the proposal at https://youtu.be/j7GWzR2Txgs

If you like, look ahead on those 31 proposals, plus 8 more on the Climate and Foreign Policy

See the full chart link below for what else is coming over these 31 days here is a link to all 31 YouTube Proposal Briefs, including eight (8) more Platform proposals addressing Climate Awareness and International Issues.

Take care and PLEASE pass this on to everyone you know across your community and the across our nation.

Important – AP Party Independent Movement Strategy

After the Election, we will evaluate the 2018 Maryland Congressional races and determine the best office whether US House or US Senate to consider working toward and will have a full 2 years to make it happen. In whatever national office representing the state of Maryland, I will do a better legislative job for my state and the nation!

Current efforts will be better spent promoting the “Vote out ALL Incumbents, but Republicans in particular” message and the AP Party Independent problem-solving platform to the nation. We will be using Kickstarter to help raise supportive funding for our efforts on your behalf. Coming soon!